Ticks could spread new diseases around the world by hitching a lift on migrating birds, warns new research. The parasitic bugs have always traveled with birds - but rising temperatures due to global ...

Ticks travel light, but they carry pathogens with them. When they parasitize migrating birds, these journeys can take them thousands of miles away from their usual geographic range. Historically, they ...

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The Town of North Hempstead has a unique way of controlling its tick population. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Eric Powers of the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery in Brookhaven. He ...

Everyone knows that ticks have the potential for carrying some pretty serious diseases to our pets. What you may not know is that these bloodthirsty parasites may be arriving in your backyard after ...

Ticks are commonly found in grassy or wooded areas and can be brought into homes on pets or clothing. Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and alpha-gal ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 26, 2022) Using pesticides to reduce the number of ticks in residential areas does not translate to lower rates of tick-borne disease in humans. This finding is the ...

Ticks could spread new diseases around the world by hitching a lift on migrating birds, warns new research. The parasitic bugs have always traveled with birds - but rising temperatures due to global ...